Insulated bottle handling cover



March 14, 1961 DON DEE PARSONS EIAL INSULATED BOTTLE HANDLING COVER Filed Sept. 24, 1958 m 0 s w P w 0 n 0 @HHHHM H WMMF S 5 5m mw m E P E w m Q 0 w 8 INSULATED BOTTLE HANDLING COVER Don Dee Parsons and Cora E. Parsons, both of Ewing, Nebr.

Filed Sept. 24, 1958, Ser. No. 763,129

4 Claims. (Cl. 21513) The present invention relates to :a simple, expedient and practical cover and holder for bottles, cans and similar containers, the purpose of the invention being to facilitate convenient and satsifactory handling at home and elsewhere of cold soft drinks and beverages. As the general statement of the subject matter of the invention reveals there is a constant trend which, evidently, amounts to endorsement and approval of the practice of drinking cold soft drinks and beverages directly from the bottle or can as the case may be. However, and whether drinking from containers direct it is or is not worthy of unqualified endorsement, the fact remains that the opposition to handling ice cold containers is attended by certain objections, for example, the dripping of condensation or water, as the case may be on ones garments, and furniture. In addition, spotting and marking of furniture surfaces when wet containers are inadvertently or otherwise placed thereon is equally objectionable and for which reasons coasters, specially fabricated jacks, shields and so on have been coming into vogue. It follows that the instant invention constitutes an advance in the art in that it has .to do with a structurally novel and distinctly different type of a jacket and holder for cold drink containers. 7

One improvement is thought to reside in a holder which may be fashioned into a container enclosing receiver, the bottom and walls of which are laminated construction, the laminates or plies of material being of appropriate texture and the intervening one being preferably quilted or equivalent pad material which is not only desirable because of its compressibily resilient padding and shielding function but is of insulation material so that the warmth of the hand grasping the jacket will not prematurely warm up the contents of the bottle or container.

Stated more specifically the invention pertains to a jacket which may be fabricated from suitable plies or laminates of appropriate material which are cut out and stitched and bound together to provide a container receiving an enclosing portion functioning as a highly practical and eflicient handling cover.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is that disclosed in the drawing and which is characterized by a flexible enclosing jacket having a receptacle portion with a closed bottom and an upstanding enclosing wall wherein the main wall has a vertical opening which is adapted to be closed by a tongue-like wall portion. In this construction and arrangement the vertical edges of the main wall portion function as flaps which overlap the tongue and which are secured together by way of a safety pin or the like.

7 Other objects, features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the improved holding and'handling jacket, the manner in which it is con- United States Patent structed and how it looks when it is pinned in place for use on a soft drink or equivalent bottle.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view taken approximately on the plane of the vertical line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section of a fragmentary type taken on the vertical line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the cut-outs or blanks of plastic material showing the preferred configuration thereof for expeditious manufacturing and making.

' Referring now to the drawing it will be obvious that the essence of the invention resides primarily in the finished product, that is the holding and handling cover or jacket. It is highly desirable that this jacket have the moisture absorbent advantages of liquid absorbing pads and coasters and also the comfort of grasping and handling which is found in the many and varied styles of cup-like and receivertype jacks, stockings and so on. In other words, the invention is a protector for the bottle tending to prevent breakage or crashing if dropped by a child, and a protector against soiling of garments, fumiture, floor coverings and so on. Of significant importance, as already stated, is the fact that the jacket is possessed of insulating properties. In this connection it could actually be used not only in connection with bottles containing cold drinks but also for a nursing bottle containing a suitably warmed up milk or special formula for assistance and aid to mothers and their young ones. With reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the container, .whether it is a bottle, can or the like, is denoted by the numeral 6 and it is removably inserted in the receptacle portion of the novel insulating and protective jacket. The bottom of the jacket is denoted and seen best in Figs. 2 and 3 at 8. The wall components rising from the bottom constitutes or defines the open top receptacle portion. The main Wall component or jacket proper is denoted by the numeral 10. The vertical front edges thereof do not come together but are spaced apart and in this gap the secondary wall component 12 is located. Because of its peculiar shape this component 12 is referred to as a tongue-like front wall. As a matter of fact the portions of the main wall which overlap the tongue-like front wall may be referred to as overlapping flaps 14. As seen in Fig. 2 the outer ply of commercial plastics of a suitable grade is denoted by the numeral 16, the inner one by the numeral 18 and the intervening pad or filler of insultion material is denoted at 20. Actually the two plies '16 and 18 are of the pattern or shape shown in Fig. 4.

Each piece may be said to comprise the large end portion A,- the narrower tongue-like end portion B and the intervening connecting or neck portion C. The plastic plies and insulation pad having this shape are joined together in an obvious manner.

That is to say, the marginal edges of the plastic sheets or plies 16 and 18 are stitched together and bound by a suitable bias tape. 22, the stitching being denoted at 24 in Fig. 2. The numerals 26 and 28 in Fig. 3 designate suitably turned seams which are generally necessary when using cut-outs or blanks of the configuration seen in Fig. 4.

Reviewing certain aspects of the invention is is notable that the holder provides cushioning properties and when on a breakable bottle lessens the likelihood of accidental breakage. The fact that the interior and exterior surfaces are of a suitable plastic material renders the device 7 being substantially ffee 'a wall 12 can be swung out between the existing space ofthe flaps thus opening up the receptacle or receiver portion suflicieutlyfio allow a' bottle or 'cari to be easily .inserted and justfas easilyre'move'd. Thefactiltat a safety pin or the like 30 provides' t he'fastener makes it possible to remove the fastenerentirely and therefore the component'parts can beeasily' washed and kept clean. Novelty is'tliereforepr'edicated on the larnin'atedconstruction characterized by a bottom 8 which is sufiiciently conformable tothe 'bottle that the bottle with the jacket Y in construction and use that the flaps overlap the tongue or'wall "12.

, The foregoing is considered as illustrative only 'of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and "accordingly all suitable modifications nd capable of being spread apart. Also'the upper'portionof the'tongue-like front marginal edges of said flaps are contoured and rounded and cooperatewith theadjacent edge portions of the and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the v scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows: 7 1. For'use in holding and handling hot and cold containers, bottles and cans, a coaster embodying a 'onepiece jacket providing a receiver for a readily insertable and removable container, said jacket having a bottom, an upstanding body portion embodying a rear wall and diametrically-opposite complemental side walls, said side walls having vertical edges spaced apart and defining a pair of readily openable and clo'sable flaps and a slot j between said edges, said receiver also embodying an upstanding front wall of tongue-like construction andof a tongue in a manner to expose a median lengthwise portion of said tongue and giving the over-all receiver a diaper-like appearance, said fastener comprising a safety pin bridging the space between the flaps and pinned to said flaps and contributing to the desired humorous diaper-like appearance.

3. The structure defined in claim -2, and'wherein said jacket comprises an insulated pad embodying inner and outer plies of flexible sheet material'and an intervening pad of insulation material, the marginal edges of the several plies of material being stitched together and provided With bias binding tape.

4. For use when holding and handling hot or cold beverage containing bottles, cans and equivalent containers, a coaster comprising a one-piece insulated flexible pad fashioned into a jacket, said jacket adapted to 'encase a substantiafportion of the container, said'jacket embodying a bottom Wall, a back wall and diametrically opposite side Walls joined with said back wall, said side walls having forwardly disposed 'fiaps, the vertical marginal edges of the flaps being spacedapart and providing an intervening slot, an upstanding tongue-like front Wall spanning the space between the vertical marginal edges of the flaps and having vertical'marginal portions thereof overlapped by said flapsand giving the front'portion of the jacket a unique diaper-likeappearance, the marginal edges of the back and side walls and also the front wall being reinforced and bound by binding and edging tape stitched to said marginal edges, said tongue-like front wall being free of positive connection with the flaps and facilitating the'step of opening up the front of the jacket to facilitate attaching the jacket to or removing it fiom a container, and a conventional safety pin adapted to bridge the space between the flaps and being connectible with 'thefiaps in 'a manner toretain the desired diaper-like appearance.

References Citedin'the file'of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,263,122 De Haven Nov. 18, 1941 2,419,830 Freeman Apr. 29, 1947 2,700,492 Baetzing Jan. 25, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,098,085 France Mar. 2, 1955 

